9/26-30/2024 Mini Sanyam Saptaah Retreat

September 26-30, 2024

Location : Sivananda Yoga Ranch, Woodbourne, New York

One of the most important yearly events in Anandamayi Ma’s ashrams while she was in the body was the Sanyam Saptaah. “Sanyam” means self- discipline or self-restraint and “saptaah” means a week.

These retreats were held at several of Ma’s ashrams on a rotating basis during the month of November. Participants enjoyed seven highly scheduled days of meditation, kirtan, recitation of scripture and talks by spiritual teachers, as well as a precious question and answer session with Ma every evening.

Although this retreat will only be five days long, it will mirror the traditional Sanyam Saptaah in its daily schedule. The highlight of the retreat by Ma’s acharyas and swamis, such as Acharya Mangalananda and hopefully Swami Gurusharanananda, talks by Ma’s teachers, Prajna Hallstrom and Saraswati Haney, as well as experience talks by devotees of Ma who spent time in Her Presence.

The retreat will be full of the joy of satsang and devotional bhaav (spiritual emotion). The days will flow from meditation to morning arati to scriptural recitation, to talks on Ma, to readings of Ma’s teachings, to kirtan and evening arati. It will be appropriate for both old time devotees of Ma and newcomers who are drawn to Her and want to learn about Her life and teachings and experience Her practices.

Registration will begin soon through the Sivananda Yoga Ranch at https://sivanandayogaranch.org/.